A long time ago, back in the glory days of January 2008, I wrote a mission statement:
“I will train for long-distance running (at least a 10km run; maybe a half marathon).”
Well, here we are in June and I’ve run a half marathon. That’s 21km. In miles - well, it sounds better in metrics.
This morning dawned […]
Rich Minx spent $600 on a coat this week and feels a bit silly (but warm).
Rich Minx watched The Painted Veil today and wants to go to China even more than before, even though the movie was predominantly about cholera and she’s doesn’t want that, thanks.
Rich Minx is still allegedly training for a half marathon, […]
So I completed my first organised run today. In terms of distance it wasn’t huge - a fun run of 7km or 4.4 miles for the non-metric - but it was still quite an achievement for me because it’s the first time I’ve ever willingly signed up for a sports event and then done […]
Yes, it’s true, I’m not really 21.
That’s me on the right on my fourth birthday. I will not be similarly attired this year, nor will I have the same haircut (ah, the ’80s…).
I have mixed feelings about this birthday. On the one hand, turning 30 is a milestone that serves as a reminder of the […]
I am kitten-sitting, minding a kitten for a few weeks, and damn she’s cute (see right). We have just spent the best part of a day together - not good for my productivity at all. She has been given the highly imaginative name of Sooty.
Sooty may be a mere 10 weeks old, but she already […]
This is the one where Rich Minx does something embarrassing.
Last night I was kneeling on the edge of my bed, leaned backwards (forgetting I was on the edge of the bed), and proceeded to do a head-first reverse somersault that culminated in a nasty *crunch* and me lying in a very strange position on the […]
Happy New Year! At midnight I was jumping up and down to a local band; a very nice and enthusiastic way to bring in the new year.
Right. I know many people consider New Year’s Resolutions to be flimsy, pointless lists that will only result in guilt at the end of the 12 months when none […]
Two days ago, John Frederick Ericson was just your regular convicted axe murderer serving out a life sentence for the brutal killing of his wife seven years ago. He was working in the gardens of the minimum security prison where he’d been transferred because it was felt he could be trusted.
It turned out he couldn’t […]
Every Sunday in the paper there is a Q&A with a local celebrity. I’m not a celebrity. Despite that, or because of it, I’m going to answer the questions here on my blog. Because that’s what blogs are for, and I like the well-rounded selection of questions (I’m adding a few of my own). If […]
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains. My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk.
Yes, that’s a Keats quote (glad those 3+ years of English Lit are now coming in handy) and no, I’m not dying of tuberculosis; I simply drank a lot last night and now I feel a little fragile. My […]
